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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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