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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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