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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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