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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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