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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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