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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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