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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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