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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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