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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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