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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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