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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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