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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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