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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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