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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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