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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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