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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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