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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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