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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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