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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business 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 issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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