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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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