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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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