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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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