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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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