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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators 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 MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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