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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the 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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