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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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