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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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