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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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