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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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