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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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