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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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