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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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