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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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