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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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