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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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