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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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