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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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