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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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