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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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