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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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