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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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