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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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