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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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