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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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