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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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