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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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