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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different 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 we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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