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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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