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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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