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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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