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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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