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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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