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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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