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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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