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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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