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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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