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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take 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. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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