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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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