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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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