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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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