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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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