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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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