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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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