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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models 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 participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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