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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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