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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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