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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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