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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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