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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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