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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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