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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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