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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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