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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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