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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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