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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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