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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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