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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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