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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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