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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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