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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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