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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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