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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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