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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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