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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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