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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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