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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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