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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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