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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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