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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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