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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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