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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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