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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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