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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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