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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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