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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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