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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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