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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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