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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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