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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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