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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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