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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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