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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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