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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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