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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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