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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the 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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