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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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