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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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