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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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