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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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