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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. 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 massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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