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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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