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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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