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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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