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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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