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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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