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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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