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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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