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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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