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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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