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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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