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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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