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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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