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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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