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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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