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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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