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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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