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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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