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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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