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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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