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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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