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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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