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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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