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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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