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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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