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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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