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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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