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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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