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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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