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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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