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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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