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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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