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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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