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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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