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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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