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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the 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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