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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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