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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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