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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed 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 innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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