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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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