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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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