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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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