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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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