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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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