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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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