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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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