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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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