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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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