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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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