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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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