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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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