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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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