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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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