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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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