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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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