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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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