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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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