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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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