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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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