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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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