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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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