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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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