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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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