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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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