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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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