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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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