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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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