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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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