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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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