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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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