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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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