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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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