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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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