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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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