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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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