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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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