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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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