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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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