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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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