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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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