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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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