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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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