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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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