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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses 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 massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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