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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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