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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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