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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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