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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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