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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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