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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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