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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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