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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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