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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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