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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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