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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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