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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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