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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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