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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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