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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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