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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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