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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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