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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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