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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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