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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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