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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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