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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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