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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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