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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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