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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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