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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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