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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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