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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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