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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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