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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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