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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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