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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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