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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies 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 in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines 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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