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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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