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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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