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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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