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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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