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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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