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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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