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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the 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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