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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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