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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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