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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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