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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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