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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business 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 institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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