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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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