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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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