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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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