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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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