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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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