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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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