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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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