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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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