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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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