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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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