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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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