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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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