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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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