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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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