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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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