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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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