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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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