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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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