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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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