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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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 students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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