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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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