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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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