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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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