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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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