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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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