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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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