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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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