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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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