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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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