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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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