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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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