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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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