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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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