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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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