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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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