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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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