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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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