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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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