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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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