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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education