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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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