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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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