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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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