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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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