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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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