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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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