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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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