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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What 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 in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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