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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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