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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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