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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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