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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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