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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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