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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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