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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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