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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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