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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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