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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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