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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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