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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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