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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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