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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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