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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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