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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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