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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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