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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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