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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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