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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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