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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different 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 stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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