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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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