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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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