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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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