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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models 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 we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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