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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major 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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