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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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