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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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