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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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