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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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