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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different 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 handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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