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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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