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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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