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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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