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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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