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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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