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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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