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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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