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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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