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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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