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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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