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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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