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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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