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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models 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 optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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