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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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