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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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