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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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