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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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