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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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