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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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