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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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