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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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