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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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