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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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