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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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