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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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