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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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