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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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