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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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