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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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