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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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