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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What 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 institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education