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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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