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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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