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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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