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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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