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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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