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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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