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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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