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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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