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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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