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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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