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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies 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 organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates 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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