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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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