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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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