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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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