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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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