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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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