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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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