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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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