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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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