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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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