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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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