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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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