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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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