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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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