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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever 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 educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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