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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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