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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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