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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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