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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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