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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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