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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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