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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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