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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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