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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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