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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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