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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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