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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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