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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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