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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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