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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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