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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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