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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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