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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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