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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business 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 evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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