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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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