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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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