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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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