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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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