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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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