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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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