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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the major 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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