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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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