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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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