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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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