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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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