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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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