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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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