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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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