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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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