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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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