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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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