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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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