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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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