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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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