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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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