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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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