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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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