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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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