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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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