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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors 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 assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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