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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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