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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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