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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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