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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around 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 online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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