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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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