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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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