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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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