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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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