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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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