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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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