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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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