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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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