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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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