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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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