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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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