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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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