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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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