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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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