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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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