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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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