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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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