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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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