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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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