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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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