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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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