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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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