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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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