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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different 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 optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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