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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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