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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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