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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major 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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