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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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