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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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