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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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