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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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