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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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