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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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