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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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