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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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