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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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