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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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