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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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