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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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