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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important 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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