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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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