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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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