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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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