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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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