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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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