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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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