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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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