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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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