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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of these open education ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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