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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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