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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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