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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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