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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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