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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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