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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines 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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