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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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