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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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