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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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