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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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