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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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