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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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