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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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