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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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