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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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