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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data 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 book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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