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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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