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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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