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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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