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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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