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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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