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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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