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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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