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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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