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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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