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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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