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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about 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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