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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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