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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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