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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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