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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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