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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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