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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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