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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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