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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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