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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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