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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education