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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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