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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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