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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important 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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