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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed 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 assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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